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If you're bored...

Who: Harley Quinn, Her Digimon and YOU!
What: Therapy, a secret project and a new apartment.
Where: Around the City and her new office in the Fate District
When: The week before Thanksgiving

As the dust of the battle settled and with the city in ruins, Harley felt alive and wild!

Racing through the city at all times of the day or night, gathering up random bits of pipe, wood, broken furniture, paper and other assorted junk. Sometimes massive bags of junk slung over her shoulder, with each of her little Digimon pushing and pulling a children's wagon full of other things.

And so she would vanish into her newly claimed apartment in the Fate district.

It was here she was directing all of her current clients...by which she meant her one regular client, the few who had dared to have a session with her, and those who had been curious or who she had encouraged to visit but had never actually shown up yet.

With the year progressing on day after day and the battle with Titanmon gradually becoming the past, this peculiar girl seems determined to help people move on.

Will she help you? Or make it worse?

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[He raised a brow at some of that. That whole 'flame of hope' thin sounded like something that would come out of Leo's Space Heroes show. Still he knew that Harley was right.]

I... I know she wouldn't. I'm trying hard to go on with my life like she would want me to I really am. But... that stupid virus, it... [A fist clenched as he looked at the floor again] It messed me and my emotions up, lets leave it at that for now.

For the moment at least.

[But both of you know they'll have to talk about it sooner or later]

So, the question is: How do you want to live your life? What are the things you want to do?

[That was something that he didn't quite have an answer for. He had always planned to just stay with his family until the day he died, using his scientific skills to help them survive. That was still somewhat the plan, especially with the Kraang gone.]

Right now? Besides going back home? Just... to keep my family safe and happy. That's what's most important to me.

Sounds pretty reasonable.

[She folded her legs underneath her in a more relaxed pose.]

But you may want to consider dreams. Maybe see the world? Expand your horizons. You won't have to stay hidden forever after all. Some day the public will learn about you and you'll have to make plans for when that day comes.

[He certainly hoped that the public never knew about him and his family. As appealing as being known and free of not having to fear about remaining a secret was, he knew that the majority of society would reject them. The few who knew now besides a select few people wanted them dead or got involved in their affairs and suffered as a result. Like Timothy did...]

I... I don't know if that'll ever happen, we're trying hard to stay a secret. But... if that ever did happen and we were accepted, I... I guess I'd want to expand my scientific horizons. I'm a scientist and I'm always coming up with stuff to help my family. SO I guess if I could do the same thing with the rest of the world and support my family... I would be pretty happy.

[She grins brightly]

So maybe a college education...well actually you'll need to test for your high school diploma first but with a hunger for knowledge it's not that hard.

[Leaning forward she watched him with an impish smile]

Imagine it. Every day you go to class surrounded by humans who just treat you like one of them. You make friends, you write reports and check out books from the library. Have fast food above the street with other students. Maybe even attending pep rallies and joining a club!

Well... yeah, I... I would like to be able to do that. I mean I never thought about it too hard but... if I could ever do that, I would. I really would...

[But he couldn't. He knew that not all humans were bad, but the majority would fear and/or hate him because he was a turtle. He was a freak. Sure he could walk around here in the city, but only because the network turned him human. But it was only an illusion, he was still really a mutant freak.

Having a normal life like that would be nice. He never thought too hard about a college education due to being hidden, but the few times he had he had really wanted it. But it was always snuffed out by the harsh reminder of what he was. He was destined to remain in the sewers with his family. Using his intellect to help them live was his only purpose. One that he had forced himself to accept a long time ago.]

Just think about the world of possibilities that would be open for you and your brothers if the world could accept your existence. I come from a world where mutants, aliens, and all sorts of not humans exist. And sure the first few years are rough but something interesting? Once the first few beings came out and were open and honest with the world? More followed. You and your family could be the face of modern mutations. Could be a way of helping people understand that not all of you are dangerous.

[He bit his lip. He wanted to believe that. But he just wasn't sure. He really just wasn't sure.]

Maybe... but I don't think we're ready to try that. Not yet, at least. We have a lot of problems back home right now to sort through before even considering to try that.

Well of course not right away! That'd go from being hopeful to being naive.

But it's something to think about. A brighter future. Dreams and goals to work towards.

[Sighs] I've been lead my whole life believing that society would reject me, but... I guess I can try to hope. It works for Mikey normally...

[The second that he spoke his brother's name, the pain seemed to return to him as he leaned back in the chair. He felt mostly okay when thinking about the family that he didn't have right now, but then again he didn't nearly kill them. But Mikey...

That was another story altogether.]

[Ah yes, well they couldn't run away from the painful topics forever.]

Tell me about your brothers.

Well... I have three. We're the same age, so we're pretty much quadruplets, but we do have a bit of an age order. I'm considered the second youngest, so I have two older brothers and one younger.

The oldest is Leonardo, or Leo. He's the most serious and responsible of us and our leader. He's really bossy, kind of a dork especially when shouting out one-liners, and he loves to give us lectures. But he's a good guy, eh's always there for me when I need him and he is a good leader. I.. don't know what we'd do without him. [And he almost found out before being brought back here the second time too...]

My other older brother is Raphael, or Raph. He's a jerk, A big jerk. He's cocky, arrogant, loves to beat us all up 90% of the time, and he has a massive temper problem. He gets on my nerves, a lot. But he's not a bad guy, eh does care even though he tries to pretend that he doesn't. And when he does screw up, he at least tries to make things right, so... i guess he's not that bad.

And then there's my youngest brother, Michelangelo... or Mikey. He... he's here in the city too. He's kind of a party animal, he loves to goof off and have fun. He has focus issues and he just loves to annoy us for the heck of it. But... he's a really good guy. He likes making friends and... he's always trying to keep everyone happy. He just... cares a lot and trusts people so easily, so I... I worry about him. And when he gets hurt emotionally, it hurts him bad... and right now I doubt he ever wants to see me ever again...

[He pulled his hood down a little more to obscure his face. he wasn't crying, but he really felt liek he wanted to

[Harley rose from her seat and gently crossed the distance between them putting a hand on his back and rubbing gently.]

You know, one of the benefits of having a big soft loving heart? It comes back even stronger.

You can't escape your family, no matter how hard you try. They're part of who you are. The good and the bad parts.

Besides, you're smart enough to know that staying away from him forever would just hurt him worse. If he's like you say.

[He jumped slightly at the touch, but he quickly calmed as he listened to Harley talk. He kept his now glossed-over brown eyes glued to the floor before releasing a soft sigh.]

I know I can't get away form him... and I don't want to. But... after all that happened... after what I almost did to him, I... I'm just afraid of hurting him. I... I will face him, eventually. But if I try to now... I'll probably just fall apart.

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That might be exactly what you need.

[Her voice gentle and soft]

How much have you cried since your senses came back?

Honestly... ever since the other day where I fought with Mikey's... friend, I've lost count. There have... been a few times, but that fight... when I hung up, I completely lost it. I hadn't cried that hard or long since I was a toddler. I just... lost control of my emotions... I don't feel at all like who I was anymore,

[His voice was low as he spoke, sounding like a harsh whisper. When eh was done, he closed his eyes and just kept his head lowered. He had cried a lot, when he realized that he was free after Arte got him home was the first time, and it happened even more after that. He was an emotional wreck right now, he knew it andvhe hated it.]

Good.

[A warm smile and she slips back over to her seat]

These are all good normal feelings. Especially for your age.

This is the time in your life when you're supposed to start learning about who you are. You won't know for sure for a long time. And being in the Digital World seems to be helping with that.

The best thing you can do is be honest with yourself and your emotions. That way even if you don't understand them or know what to do? You can shut off that big brain of yours and let those closest to you help figure it out.

[A pause]

And me of course. I am a professional after all.

I didn;t want to find out like this...

[That was all he said until Harley was done. He opened his eyes open and after a minute of silence, finally looked back up at her. He looked less upset, but it was clear that the pain within the boy was far from gone.]

I... I guess that's all I can do. I still can't face Mikey, not yet. Not until he's ready for it to happen.

[He didn't know if the original plan to meet face-to-face at Christmas was still on after all that had happened. He loved his brother and he knew that Mikey loved him. But after all of that... now that Mikey had Leatherhead for comfort and support...

He didn't feel like he served any purpose to him anymore. But he wasn't going to say it right now, he was pretty much emotionally drained right now. He'd let out enough for one day.]

I think we had a pretty good start.

[Scribbling a note and passing it to him, it has a time and day of the week on it as well as a little picture of Harley]

We'll do weekly appointments to start. If that time doesn't work for you we can always adjust it. But you did really well for your first session.

[He took the paper and looked it over.]

This should work for me, at least until I see what hours I get when I sign up for a job. Thanks, I guess... this therapy thing isn't so bad. So am I done for today?

If you'd like to be.

See, these sessions are more about you then me. If you want to stay and chat longer we can. If you'd like to break here and pick up again next time we can.

My day is free.

I think it's best I stop for now, I don't wanna leave Arte on her own or too long. I'm feeling pretty emotionally drained anyways. [He gets up] Thanks for the session. By the way, how much is this going to cost me?

[He knew it would probably be a lot, therapy usually was.]

[A wicked grin crossed Harley's features and she spoke in a deeply creepy witches voice]

Your IMMORTAL SOUL!

[Cue deadpan face]

Yeah, ah-ha... sorry, kinda need it. I'm willing to pay you in bits though.

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